Factors affecting wound ooze in total knee replacement
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Tourniquet-induced wound hypoxia after total knee replacement.
We have investigated whether the thigh tourniquet used during total knee replacement (TKR) influenced the development of postoperative wound hypoxia and was a cause of delayed wound healing. We allocated randomly 31 patients (31 TKRs) to one of three groups: 1) no tourniquet; 2) tourniquet inflated at low pressure (about 225 mmHg); and 3) tourniquet inflated to high pressure of about 350 mmHg. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588410x12771863937124